Warner Bros. Turns 90, Gives Wizard of Oz 3D Release

Just as Universal Studios is winding down their impressive 100th Anniversary celebration, Warner Bros. is starting their 90th Anniversary in 2013.

Warner Bros. announced their new 90th Anniversary logo today, and with it they also announced three massive box sets, not to mention their intentions to convert the beloved classic, The Wizard of Oz, into 3D. Take a look at the new logo:

The 3D version of The Wizard Oz is slated to arrive sometime next year, around September or October. No word just yet whether this post-conversion will see a theatrical release or just Blu-ray 3D.

Warner Home Video also announced a slew of box sets in anticipation for their 90th Anniversary, including a 100-film DVD collection and 50-film Blu-ray collection, out January 29, 2013. Both limited edition sets will have a suggested retail of $597.92 and feature lobby cards and a collectible poster. There will be UltraViolet cloud streaming digital copy of each included film. The sets will also include two documentaries, "Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot" as well as another documentary, "The Warner Bros. Lot Tour."

You can pre-order the Blu-ray or DVD box sets on Amazon. Both are currently selling $418.54.

More about the documentaries, according to the press release, "Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot is a full-length documentary that features some of Warner Bros.’ top talent and executives giving an inside look at the history of the studio. In on-the-lot interviews, stars including Clint Eastwood, Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Martin Sheen, along with current and former studio toppers Barry Meyer, Alan Horn, Bob Daly, and Terry Semel, and others, recount personal reflections and anecdotes about their experiences at the studio. Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot was produced by documentarian Gary Khammar (It’s So Audrey! A Style Icon) and producer Bill Gerber (Gran Torino).

Now, for the first time, home viewers can take the hugely popular Warner Bros Studio VIP Tour in this new documentary produced exclusively for the 90th Anniversary collections. In The Warner Bros. Lot Tour, an official WB Lot Tour Guide gives guests a “virtual” tram ride (of what some 200,000 annual visitors experience) — an extraordinary opportunity to see first-hand where movie magic happens at the world’s busiest motion picture and television studio. Unlike a theme park, the Tour represents a rare and intimate “behind-the-scenes” look at real Hollywood, winding through back lot streets, sound stages, sets and craft shops."

The collections will contain the following films:

The Best of Warner Bros. 100 Film DVD Collection:

The Broadway Melody (1929)

Cimarron (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)

Grand Hotel (1932)

42nd Street (1933)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

A Night at the Opera (1935)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

The Life of Emile Zola (1937

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Dark Victory (1939)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Citizen Kane (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

Gaslight (1944)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

The Big Sleep (1946)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

A Streetcar Named Desire: The Original Director’s Version (1951)

An American in Paris (1951)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

A Star Is Born (1954)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

East of Eden (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

The Searchers (1956)

Giant (1956)

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Gigi (1958)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

North by Northwest (1959)

Ben-Hur (1959)

How the West Was Won (1962)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Bullitt (1968)

The Wild Bunch: The Original Director’s Cut (1969)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Dirty Harry (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Cabaret (1972)

Enter the Dragon (1973)

The Exorcist: Extended Director’s Cut (1973)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

All the President’s Men (1976)

Superman: The Movie (1978)

The Shining (1980)

Caddyshack (1980)

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

The Outsiders (1983)

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

Risky Business (1983)

The Right Stuff (1983)

Amadeus: Director’s Cut (1984)

The Goonies (1985)

The Color Purple (1985)

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Batman (1989)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

GoodFellas (1990)

Unforgiven (1992)

The Bodyguard (1992)

The Fugitive (1993)

Natural Born Killers: The Director’s Cut (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Seven (1995)

L.A. Confidential (1997)

The Matrix (1999)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Notebook (2004)

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

The Departed (2006)

300 (2007)

The Dark Knight (2008)

The Hangover (2009)

The Blind Side (2009)

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Inception (2010)

Best of Warner Bros. 50 Film Blu-ray Collection:

Grand Hotel (1932)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

A Streetcar Named Desire: The Original Restored Version (1951)

An American in Paris (1951)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Gigi (1958)

North by Northwest (1959)

Ben-Hur (1959)

How the West Was Won (1962)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Bullitt (1968)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Dirty Harry (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

The Exorcist: Extended Director’s Cut (1973)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Superman: The Movie (1978)

The Shining (1980)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Risky Business (1983)

Amadeus: Director’s Cut (1984)

The Color Purple (1985)

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

GoodFellas (1990)

Unforgiven (1992)

The Bodyguard (1992)

Natural Born Killers: The Director’s Cut (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Matrix (1999)

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Departed (2006)

The Dark Knight (2008)

The Hangover (2009)

The Blind Side (2009)

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Inception (2010)

Warner Bros. also plans to bring home a smaller 20-film DVD collection, as well as numerous themed-collections including a 40-film Clint Eastwood collection, a Best of Superman collection (combining live action television and animated television shows in one collection), a Best of Warner Animation collection and more!

Be on the lookout for more news regarding The Wizard of Oz, as well as the Warner Bros. 90th Anniversary celebration!